Quote Originally Posted by TitoFan View Post
Weird.... very weird.

The story is that the cop was "startled" by the family's German shepherd.... whatever "startled" means in this particular case. The cop goes to shoot the dog, slips on the snow, and shoots the woman in the chest. So on the surface, it was an accidental death. Yet... one has to shake his head at the complete and total incompetency of this cop and how the hell can he be licensed to carry a loaded weapon. Went to kill the dog... slipped... and killed a mother and wife instead. Ooooops!! My bad.

This is a police officer, supposedly with the proper training in the use of firearms and lethal force. Imagine what an average citizen would do in a case like this. Probably get off three or four shots on his way to the ground and take out a small village.

Still, it is unclear what the dog was doing. There's a big difference between just "following" the officer, and pouncing on him with the intent of ripping out his throat, in which case the shooting of the dog would've been justified.
Two shots in the lady and one in the dog. Weird stuff.